GUATEMALA VS SENEGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SENEGAL		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	6,958	2	9,245	- 2,287
Coronary Heart Disease	2	6,029	1	9,825	- 3,796
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	5,175	9	2,617	+ 2,558
Stroke	4	5,174	6	4,849	+ 326
Malaria	5	4,451	74	0	+ 4,451
Road Traffic Accidents	6	3,711	8	4,026	- 315
Low Birth Weight	7	3,522	16	1,658	+ 1,864
Birth Trauma	8	3,339	19	1,466	+ 1,873
Tuberculosis	9	2,594	37	301	+ 2,293
Diabetes Mellitus	10	2,320	3	6,932	- 4,612
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,290	18	1,517	+ 774
Kidney Disease	12	2,141	4	6,277	- 4,136
Liver Disease	13	2,079	5	5,684	- 3,605
Maternal Conditions	14	1,616	30	468	+ 1,148
Meningitis	15	1,577	41	271	+ 1,306
Other Injuries	16	1,464	10	2,466	- 1,001
Cervical Cancer	17	1,361	25	808	+ 553
Lung Disease	18	1,309	13	1,901	- 593
Violence	19	1,207	7	4,411	- 3,203
HIV/AIDS	20	1,149	21	1,173	- 24
Hypertension	21	1,061	26	679	+ 381
Liver Cancer	22	1,053	15	1,765	- 712
Endocrine Disorders	23	1,008	29	486	+ 523
Suicide	24	947	22	1,039	- 92
Asthma	25	907	36	335	+ 572
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	851	12	1,957	- 1,106
Breast Cancer	27	834	28	495	+ 338
Pertussis	28	747	53	70	+ 677
Prostate Cancer	29	622	24	846	- 224
Falls	30	603	20	1,371	- 769
Stomach Cancer	31	539	17	1,570	- 1,031
Malnutrition	32	479	11	1,981	- 1,502
Drownings	33	478	32	463	+ 15
Fires	34	434	45	207	+ 227
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	419	23	1,029	- 610
Inflammatory/Heart	36	412	44	225	+ 187
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	372	31	464	- 92
Epilepsy	38	320	33	463	- 143
Lymphomas	39	305	43	229	+ 76
Poisonings	40	305	39	275	+ 29
Parkinson's Disease	41	264	34	393	- 128
Ovary Cancer	42	213	50	133	+ 80
Oral Cancer	43	201	49	142	+ 59
Lung Cancers	44	175	35	391	- 217
Schistosomiasis	45	170	75	0	+ 170
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	161	54	62	+ 99
Skin Disease	47	154	42	232	- 78
Pancreas Cancer	48	154	38	282	- 128
Measles	49	153	72	0	+ 153
Bladder Cancer	50	150	55	57	+ 92
Skin Cancers	51	142	46	195	- 53
Drug Use	52	134	40	272	- 138
Syphilis	53	118	64	3	+ 115
Leukemia	54	109	27	601	- 492
Oesophagus Cancer	55	96	48	144	- 48
Uterin Cancer	56	91	59	27	+ 64
Encephalitis	57	83	51	104	- 21
Tetanus	58	82	62	10	+ 72
Alcohol	59	72	14	1,799	- 1,727
Hepatitis B	60	68	65	2	+ 66
Appendicitis	61	37	47	164	- 127
Other Neoplasms	62	23	56	42	- 19
Leishmaniasis	63	20	69	1	+ 20
Multiple Sclerosis	64	19	60	21	- 1
Ascariasis	65	17	63	7	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	66	15	57	34	- 19
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	14	52	82	- 68
Hepatitis C	68	11	66	2	+ 8
War	69	4	68	2	+ 2
Diphtheria	70	3	71	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	71	1	67	2	- 1
Otitis Media	72	0	70	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	58	33	- 33
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	61	19	- 19
Osteoarthritis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUATEMALA

Senegal

Guatemala

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.